What are some essential photography books everyone should read?

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Avinash Pratap

Platon's Republic for potrait photography is a good Book.Street Photography Now is a good book for street photography.
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There are millions of them. First, look at your genre of interest and then search accordingly. I can tell you a hundred books because they suit my requirement. But they might not necessarily fulfill your requirement and disorient you.
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1.A World history of photography by Naomi Rosenblum 2.The photographers eye by John Szakauski 3.On photography by Susan Sontag 4.Photohraphs not taken by Wills Steacy 5. The Social Photo by Nathan Jurgenson
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